Caracterização da resistência à corrosão de ligas de alumínio após tratamentos alternativos à cromatização, com e sem revestimento orgânico / Characterization of the corrosion resistance of aluminum alloys after alternative treatmentes the chromate, with and without organic coating

AUTOR(ES)
FONTE

IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

14/03/2011

RESUMO

In this study, the protective properties provided by new surface treatments for aluminum aiming the replacement of treatments that are harmful to the environment and human health, have been evaluated. The following treatments were investigated: passivation in solution with trivalent chromium ions, surface modification with self assembling molecules (SAM), immersion in boiling water for oxide growth, immersion in boiling water with additives, specifically zirconia (ZrO2) particles and cerium ions. The combination of these latter treatments along with the treatment with self assembling molecules was also investigated. The effect of surface treatment of commercially pure aluminum (AA1050) with fluor/zirconium complexes [ZrF6]-2 was also tested. The corrosion resistance of the various surface treatments was evaluated by various techniques, specifically, salt spray test according to ASTM B-117 standard, electrochemical techniques and scanning electron microscopy, (SEM). The electrochemical techniques used were open circuit potential measurements as a function of immersion time, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and polarization curves, both anodic and cathodic. The results showed that the treatment based on Zr, either with nanoceramic zirconia particles (ZrO2) or fluor/zirconium complexes [ZrF6]-2, did not increase the aluminum corrosion resistance, and this was evidenced by the salt spray tests. Immersion of degreased and deoxidized aluminum surface in solution with selfassembling molecules did not increase corrosion resistance. The treatment of immersion in boiling water for oxide growth resulted in the formation of a porous oxy-hydroxide film that assisted localized attack as pitting corrosion at the surface. The surface treatment with self-assembling molecules after immersion in boiling water for oxide growth, in turn, produced a surface layer with improved corrosion protection properties that showed the importance of an oxy-hydroxide surface layer for adsorption of self-assembling molecules. The passivation treatment based on trivalent chromium led to a surface with better corrosion resistance than that treated in a passivating solution based on hexavalent chromium. This result shows that the former is a viable alternative to replace hexavelent chromium process that is toxic and environmentally harmful. The surface treatment that produced the best corrosion performance of the aluminum AA1050 among the tested ones was the immersion in boiling water with cerium ions added which were incorporated in the oxy-hydroxide layer. The presence of the cerium ions in the surface layer led to the precipitation of cerium hydroxide at the cathodic areas due to the localized increase in alkalinity. The association of this treatment with self-assembling molecules caused deterioration of the properties of the surface layer due to the decreased susceptibility to form cerium precipitates that offer corrosion protection at the active corrosion sites. The use of salt spray tests associated with electrochemical methods and scanning electron microscopy permitted the selection of treatments for surface modification of aluminum that lead to increased corrosion resistance.

ASSUNTO(S)

alumínio 1050 aluminum aa1050 cério cerium corrosão corrosion liga de alumínio 6061 moléculas auto-organizáveis

ACESSO AO ARTIGO

Documentos Relacionados